The
Friends of Sharon Art Studio provide a limited number
of full and partial scholarships for students in
need of financial assistance. Scholarship applicants
must pay the full class fee amount and, upon approval
of a scholarship request, will receive a reimbursement
for the scholarship amount.
Download
a scholarship application here.
FRIENDS OF SHARON ART STUDIO
(FOSAS) SCHOLARSHIP POLICY
SCHOLARSHIP REQUEST DEADLINES FOR 2008 ARE AS FOLLOWS:
2008 Art in the Park registration scholarship requests due 06/01/08
2008 Summer registration scholarship requests due 06/13/08
2008 Fall registration scholarship requests due 09/05/08
2008 Winter registration scholarship requests due 12/1/08
All scholarship requests will be reviewed and put
into an applicant pool. A lottery will be held from
the applicant pool and approximately 5-10 scholarships
will be awarded each session. The number of scholarships
awarded is determined by the approved budget allocation
for each session.
RESTRICTIONS
Scholarships are limited to 1 request
per applicant per session. Individuals may request
no more than 2 full scholarships or 4 partial scholarships
over
the course of 1 year. A year is equivalent to four consecutive sessions.
If you receive the maximum
scholarship awards during the course of a year, the
following
year your request/s
will be considered after new requests have been awarded.
SCHOLARSHIPS DO NOT COVER MATERIALS FEES.
TO APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP
1. Obtain a scholarship request form from a staff member. The form should be
filled out by an adult student, or by the parent/guardian of a child/youth
student.
2. Fill out the form and have an instructor sign
the form to verify your enrollment in the class.
- Partial Scholarships - write a letter explaining
your need for financial assistance.
- Full Scholarships - write a letter explaining
your need for financial assistance and enclose
an official document that describes your financial
situation (such as a copy of last year's tax return,
a document from a social service agency, etc.)
3. Return completed scholarship form
and support materials to an instructor or the Executive
Director
of FOSAS or mail to FOSAS, 1032 Irving Street #520,
SF, CA 94122 - Attn: Scholarships.
TO SUMMARIZE
- Documents must be RECEIVED by the deadline to
be eligible for consideration.
- Partial scholarship: (1) written letter; (2)
scholarship form.
- Full scholarship: (1) written letter; (2) scholarship
form; (3) substantiation of income.
SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
1. You will be notified regarding the status of your request before the session
begins. If you are awarded a scholarship, you will receive a reimbursement
check approximately 2-4 weeks after notification.
2. If you have questions, please call (415) 753-7004
for assistance. |